贵州省湄潭县高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

贵州省湄潭县2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题第i卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ahiking and fast-paced walking are great ways to lose weight and improve cardiovascular（心血管的）fitness. get out in the sunshine and pick up the pace. walking musts start from 10 minutes and gradually increase your time. make your daily goal 30 minutes of fast-paced walking. cross-trainers, walking shoes or other supportive shoes will do. consider wearing cushioned socks to help protect your feet. step it up picture yourself walking fast because you dont want to be late for the bus. this will be a faster pace than average walking. if you cant maintain a conversation with your friend without getting out of breath, then youre walking too fast. pioneering adventure hikes are usually longer than 30 minutes; bring water and trail mix for continued energy. dont drink water from a stream or river unless you have a purification system. hiking requires watching each step you take. dont plan on race-walking, but gradually pick up speed as you familiarize yourself with the trail. the challenge of inclines and declines will cause your heart rate to increase. they also require special attention because of loose gravel or dirt. a hiking stick may help with stability（稳定性）. take your time. if the uphill gets difficult and youre breathing hard, stop and enjoy the views. hiking alone is never a good idea. take a friend, a trusted adult and your cell phone. 1. the purpose of writing this passage is to _.a. tell people a joke b. cover some information about traveling c.deliver a lesson on sunshine and water d. encourage people to take a walk 2. what can we learn from walking musts? a. catching the bus and taking a friend. b. time and shoes. c. breathing and heart rate. d. bringing water and enjoying the views. 3. by saying “step it up”, the author probably means _.a. we should change our ways for exercise b. we must ask for a trusted adult to go withc. we must keep talking while walking d. we should control our walk pace 4. which of the following statements about hiking is not true? a.dont drink water from a purification system. b. hiking requires watching carefully.c. a hiking stick is very useful. d. taking a friend and a cell phone is a good idea. ba group of graduates, successful in their careers, got together to visit their old university professorconversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life before offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups-porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking and cheap, some exquisite and expensive-telling them to help themselves to the coffeewhen all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: if you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap oneswhile it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stressbe assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffeein most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drinkwhat all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cupsand then you began eyeing each others cupsnow consider this: life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cupsthey are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of life we livesometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee god has provided usgod brews the coffee, not the cupsenjoy your coffee! the happiest people dont have the best of everythingthey just make the best of everythinglive simplylove generouslycare deeplyspeak kindlyleave the rest to god5what does the underlined word it in paragraph 3 refer to?athe nice-looking cup bthe ordinary-looking cupcthe coffee of good quality dthe coffee of poor quality6why did the professor offer his students coffee with varieties of cups?ato tell his students the right attitude to life bto teach his students how to enjoy coffeecto show the students his collection of cups dto give his students many more choices7according to the professor, the happiest people are the ones who _aget the best type of coffee cups bmake the best of what they havechave a wide range of coffee cups dcare about social status and wealth8the best title for the passage would be _athe pressure of life bgods coffee cthe happiest people dprofessors coffee cups w c if you are thinking of a family holiday under the caribbean sun, jamaica is your first choiceso what makes it so popular with people all over the world?first, jamaica enjoys a warm climate throughout the year so people dont really have to wait for comfortable weather to visit itthe island does have a short rainy season but the sun comes out after a few hoursjamaica receives a large number of visitors during the high season which is from mid-december to mid april. jamaica welcomes more than one million visitors to its shores every year and a great number of these are from the usa. american airlines have added three new weekly services from chicago to jamaica international airportjamaica was also recognized as the leading destination in the caribbean in the world travel award ceremony which was held in london on 7 last novemberthe awards are considered to be theoscars of the travel industry and are a final testimony(证据)to the quality of the travel products offered by a countryindeed，the island walked away with seven awards including the leading beach destination in the worldfinally, jamaica is perfect for the budget travelersa wide range of rentals can satisfy the needs of the travelersthere you can experience the same good hotel service combined with the privacy，space，freedom and comfort that only a home can provideand if you are worried about the costs，just add up the costs of the rental you would book for your family and the costs of eating throughout your stay，you will find that these rentals are more affordable than any other choice9. in which season are tourists most likely to visit jamaica? a. spring and summer bwinter and spring c. autumn and winter dsummer and autumn10. which statement is true about the world travel award? ait is as famous as oscars ball the awards were taken away by the caribbean countries cfor the travel industry，it carries a lot of weight dthe ceremony of 2010 was held in jamaica11. people staying in jamaican rentals call enjoy afree meals bbetter service than that in hotels cbeautiful views from the rentals dprivacy，space and comfort ddrinking can make teens feel good, but that lasts only a short time. alcohol clouds your brain and limits your ability to make decisions. excessive drinking gradually makes your brain shrink and can cause serious damage. over-drinking can cause learning disabilities and damage your memory. it distorts your vision and leads to blackouts. teenagers often think that drinking will give you more energy, but alcohol isnt an energy drink; its a depressant. drinking and driving is one of the top causes of death for teen boys. an alcohol-related motor vehicle crash kills one person every 33 minutes and injures someone every two minutes. the rate of teenagers driving drunk is so high that the government is trying to pass new laws restricting(限制) teen driving. when we get to high school, friends start pressuring us to drink. high school students see alcohol a way to become popular. i created a survey at my school. twenty-four of the 63 respondents predicted they would drink in high school. eleven said maybe, and 28 said they dont plan on drinking. regardless of what they say now, things can change. teens starting high school want to fit in. some people will do anything to be accepted, including potentially hurting themselves. they think that one drink wont do anything. a little bit of alcohol probably wont kill you, but it can lead to poor decisions. high school is the time to experiment with what you want to do in life, but if youre experimenting with alcohol you could hurt someone, including yourself. 12. the government is passing laws to restrict teen driving because _.a. teens drunk driving cause deaths easilyb. many teens like driving c. alcohol weakens the driving skills of teensd. most teens are poor in driving skills 13. some students in high school start drinking mainly because _.a. they think drinking is quite interestingb. they want to fit in with the surroundingsc. they want to imitate adults around themd. they dont think high school an important period14. which of the following statements is true according to the passage?a. most teens in high schools like drinkingb. teens who drink are mostly forced to do soc. one little sip of alcohol ruins ones memoryd. the start of drinking potentially damages ones life 15. we may infer from the passage that _.a. drinking can make teens feel good for a long time.b. drinking is becoming very common in high schools.c. surrounding people and environment affects teens in drinking.d. drinking is bad to ones brain but good to ones body.第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。happiness is for everyone. you dont need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. 16_,and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.17_. when you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you. when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health. when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you. when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. 18_ .all these are your happiness. if you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.happiness is not the same as money. 19_, when you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that cant be bought with money. when you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy , because you have more chances to challenge yourself. so you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. as the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转的)door. when it closes, it also opens. 20_.a. when you meet with difficulties, you can give them up and be happy b. if you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky personc. happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it.d. and when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, tooe. those who have no housesf. because those who have big houses may often feel lonelyg. it is a feeling of your heart.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。by the third year of teaching id begun to expect christmas break more for the school holiday and less for the excitement of the children. i was teaching fourth grade and my students had made me 21 . i just had to get through one of the hardest days of the school year.the morning bell rang. i walked 22 through the cold into the overly heated school building. twenty-two smiling faces 23 me at the school bus stop. i forced myself to 24 their smiles. back into the classroom, they 25 , comparing plans for the 26 . i had to remove one student from each arm 27 i could take a seat at my desk for my morning duties. before i could find my roll book（点名册）, i found my desk was covered with 28 and gifts followed by a 29 of “merry christmas” wishes.“oh, thank you,” i must have 30 a million times. each gift was truly special to me, except my 31 mood. it was kind of them to 32 me. after a while, i heard a small nervous 33 say my name. i looked up to see brandon standing 34 by my desk, holding a small, round gift. “this is for you.” “thank you, sweetheart.” i laid it on my desk with the others. “um, could you 35 it now?”i gently tore at the paper and tape. “ 36 ,” he said, “its breakable.” slowly i opened a small, green christmas tree ornament（装饰物）, complete with a hook already 37 . it dawned on me what he had done. then a nearby student said that he just pulled that off his own tree. i tried to keep my 38 back.later that day, i sat 39 the ornament in my hands. was i really so important to this child that he had searched for something to give me? now every year as i 40 pull a green christmas ball from my ornament box, i remember the deep influence my students have on me.21. a. tired b. excitedc. amazedd. relaxed22. a. eagerly b. aimlesslyc. gently d. heavily23. a. watched b. greetedc. delighted d. warned24. a. return b. forget c. ignore d. refuse25. a. calmed b. walkedc. chattedd. argued26. a. study b. weekendc. vacationd. lesson27. a. before b. whenc. after d. because28. a. letters b. booksc. chalks d. cards29. a. knowledge b. collection c. series d. bunch30. a. confirmed b. assessedc. explained d. said31. a. pleased b. lowc. thrilledd. angry32. a. talk about b. think ofc. turn to d. connect with33. a. call b. soundc. shout d. voice34. a. shyly b. bravelyc. rudely d. sadly35. a. classify b. collectc. open d. check36. a. careful b. dangerousc. patient d. hasty37. a. expected b. adaptedc. adjusted d. attached38. a. trees b. hooks c. gifts d. tears39. a. turning over b. putting into c. giving away d. packing up40. a. anxiously b. hurriedlyc. quickly d. delicately第ii卷第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题；每小题15分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed. when a person does a certain thing again, he is 41_(drive) by an unseen force to do the same thing 42_(repeat); then a habit is formed.once a habit is formed, its difficult 43 _(get) rid of it . 44_ , its very important that we should pay attention to the forming of habits. children often form bad habits, some of 45_remain with them. laziness, lying and stealing are all 46_ (easy) formed bad habits. there are other habits formed in early life that 47_(be) of great help. many 48_(success ) men say much of their success has something to do with certain habits in early life, like early rising, honesty, 49_(concentrate) and so on. after 50_ (know) the above , we should keep from all the bad habi